The master mindflayer is a more powerful version of the mindflayer. Similar to its cousin, it also uses brain sucking to drain intelligence from other creatures.
Location[]
- Depths of 1700-3100 feet;
- Depths of 690-920 meters.
Loot[]
- Fancy purple robe (always worn, +1 to +3 enchantment);
- Chance to drop a bit of master mindflayer innards (meat, safe to eat, +1 intelligence);
- Chance to drop a random spellbook:
Traits[]
Master mindflayers have been observed to have the following abilities or behaviours:
- Alignment: Neutral;
- Attack: Brain-suck. Drains 1 intelligence per attack;
- Mana: Energizes much quicker (due to enchanted robe);
- Magic: Telepathic;
- Resistance: Can resist the effects of most magic.
Tips[]
- Wearing a hard (metal) helmet will protect against the brain-suck attack; the master mindflayer will need to first remove the headgear before being able to attack the head directly. A character losing all of their Intelligence will die of brainlessness;
- Wearing a greased helmet adds further protection versus the brain-suck attack by adding additional chances to prevent the master mindflayer from removing the characters helmet;
- The bit of mind flayer innards are a very desirable drop for spellcasting classes as consuming them may increase the intelligence or wisdom stats (see also for methods to recover lost stats).